Even better now than earlier this year. Cherry, cranberry, raspberry, forest floor, earth and herbs. Great with all the food: Atlantic salmon, pumpkin swordfish and wild rice cooked in chicken broth with truffle oil.
Spouse liked it better this time around.
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Cherry, cranberry, raspberry, blackberry and some forest floor Perhaps a little tart in places. Best with our grilled salmon skin and with The Atlantic salmon. Likes the oily fish quality.
Would have been great with our mahi-mahi of last night too. Or perhaps with roast chicken.
I liked this better than my spouse did.
Drink now. Great qpr for $13 / bottle (750 ml) on super sale.
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This has a terrific nose of forest floor and wild berries, and the palate is silky smooth. Still, the core flavors of raspberry and blackberry come across as a bit unripe, with an acidity that builds to a level that's almost shrill. It's possible that a few more years the cellar will help out, but by then, the fruit might be faded. Nonetheless, an elegant wine, albeit one that's best tempered by food - roast chicken comes to mind.
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Decanted. Marginal improvement at best, based on the first bottle which I drank over a year ago. Again, I still find it diluted, and it seemed overwhelmed by chicken cordon bleu, brown rice, and green beans. Seems more expressive on its own. Notes were fairly consistent with my prior notes.
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Good black fruit aromas with some protruding new oak. Same good enough fruit flavors, but I found the finish slightly coarse. Good enough for near-term enjoyment, but this needs food. A less than successful Garagsite "mystery" wine from 2015.
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Dark ruby color. Some funk and musty berry aromas. Tart cherry and cranberry flavors with a lengthy, slightly bitter finish. Definitely better with food.
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Quite honestly, the first of three bottles was slightly disappointing and underwhelming; especially given its $27+ price tag, and Ritternan hype. Lighter Burgundian style, tasty, tart, and spicy, red fruit; weak green herbal tea; and bright, racy acidity. Unfortunately, it falls apart mid-palate as the fresh fruit and the texture comes across as somewhat hollow, slightly diluted and a bit thin. Very nice, long finish. Totally overwhelmed by pesto salmon and pasta. Although the vintage was a bit of a washout, I've had other 2011's that have shown a much more concentrated and fuller presence! I'll wait to see how the other two bottles develop.
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9/3/2021 - TashNYC wrote: 91 Points
Delicious wine.
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1/29/2021 - C. Mucius wrote: 92 Points
Absolutely stunning. Smooth, balanced, with lots of fruit. Good at pop and pour, but began to sing after one hour.
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10/7/2020 - TashNYC wrote: 91 Points
Even better now than earlier this year. Cherry, cranberry, raspberry, forest floor, earth and herbs. Great with all the food: Atlantic salmon, pumpkin swordfish and wild rice cooked in chicken broth with truffle oil.
Spouse liked it better this time around.
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2/24/2020 - TashNYC wrote: 90 Points
Cherry, cranberry, raspberry, blackberry and some forest floor Perhaps a little tart in places. Best with our grilled salmon skin and with The Atlantic salmon. Likes the oily fish quality.
Would have been great with our mahi-mahi of last night too. Or perhaps with roast chicken.
I liked this better than my spouse did.
Drink now. Great qpr for $13 / bottle (750 ml) on super sale.
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11/12/2019 - rakasome wrote: 91 Points
Much, much better 18 months later.
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10/28/2019 - mtwehr Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep ruby see-through color; polished, silky mouthfeel, red fruits: Morellino cherry, tangy cranberry, deeper undercurrents of blackberry juice, damp loamy soils; good, tangy acidity; crisp, juicy, long complex finish.
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3/13/2018 - rakasome Likes this wine: 85 Points
Nothing special here.
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10/11/2017 - MBusk Likes this wine: 89 Points
This has a terrific nose of forest floor and wild berries, and the palate is silky smooth. Still, the core flavors of raspberry and blackberry come across as a bit unripe, with an acidity that builds to a level that's almost shrill. It's possible that a few more years the cellar will help out, but by then, the fruit might be faded. Nonetheless, an elegant wine, albeit one that's best tempered by food - roast chicken comes to mind.
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1/17/2017 - drdebs Likes this wine: 89 Points
Lots of cherry zing and not much spice in this bright and pure PN. I enjoyed it tremendously. Great food wine. In my Garagiste mystery case.
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11/24/2016 - Bill1100 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good with traditional Thanksgiving dinner
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11/3/2016 - wmccone54 wrote: 88 Points
Decanted. Marginal improvement at best, based on the first bottle which I drank over a year ago. Again, I still find it diluted, and it seemed overwhelmed by chicken cordon bleu, brown rice, and green beans. Seems more expressive on its own. Notes were fairly consistent with my prior notes.
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9/1/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 85 Points
Good black fruit aromas with some protruding new oak. Same good enough fruit flavors, but I found the finish slightly coarse. Good enough for near-term enjoyment, but this needs food. A less than successful Garagsite "mystery" wine from 2015.
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7/24/2016 - Quiet Lion Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Overwhelmingly tart green apple.
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12/24/2015 - davidspieker wrote: 88 Points
Dark ruby color. Some funk and musty berry aromas. Tart cherry and cranberry flavors with a lengthy, slightly bitter finish. Definitely better with food.
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11/30/2015 - thebonnydooner wrote: 91 Points
Delicious sweet pinot, but not hugely complex
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10/12/2015 - familydoc Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nose: strawberry (dried), mint, with more air gets a hint of funky barnyard, which was more noted after it had been open a bit
Taste: strawberry, tart, mint and bay leaf, nice acidity. Enjoyable.
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9/11/2015 - wmccone54 wrote: 88 Points
Quite honestly, the first of three bottles was slightly disappointing and underwhelming; especially given its $27+ price tag, and Ritternan hype. Lighter Burgundian style, tasty, tart, and spicy, red fruit; weak green herbal tea; and bright, racy acidity. Unfortunately, it falls apart mid-palate as the fresh fruit and the texture comes across as somewhat hollow, slightly diluted and a bit thin. Very nice, long finish. Totally overwhelmed by pesto salmon and pasta. Although the vintage was a bit of a washout, I've had other 2011's that have shown a much more concentrated and fuller presence! I'll wait to see how the other two bottles develop.
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5/15/2015 - Big Ted Red wrote: flawed
Corked.
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